PSY1003 WEEK 1 LO: be familiar with collective function of brain systems

Question 1

what % of brains neocortex

Answer 1

90%, rest is allocortex (archeocortex and paleocortex)

Question 2

what brain system is the hippocampus part of

Answer 2

limbic system and is archecortex

Question 3

what does limbic system include

Answer 3

a circuit to regulate 4F, includes amygdala, fornix, cingulate cortex, septum, mammillary bodies

Question 4

where are mammillary bodies located

Answer 4

pair of spherical nuclei behind pituitary gland and on inferior surfaces of hypothalamus

Question 5

what does amygdala control

Answer 5

emotion (mostly fear)

Question 6

what is structure of the basal ganglia

Answer 6

includes amygdala
includes caudates forming circles with putamen in centre (striatum)
globus pallidus, medial to putamen

Question 7

what is function of the basal ganglia

Answer 7

involved in performance of voluntary motor responses, decision making

Question 8

what does deterioration of the basal ganglia cause

Answer 8

parkinsons disease